Wheat · BJCP 24A

Wheat Beer (Hoegaarden-style)

Name: Wheat Beer (Hoegaarden-style)
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 2.9 kg Pilsner malt; 1.25 kg Wheat malt; 6 g Magnum; 6 g Hallertau Mittelfrüh; 6 g Cascade; SafAle WB-06

A cloudy Hoegaarden-style wit: orange peel, coriander and a hint of cumin — light, aromatic and perfect for hot days.

Orange peel
Coriander
Light tartness

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 3 weeks

Recipe source: Castle Malting® — Wheat Beer (Hoegaarden-style) · view original ↗ (scaled to 20 L at 72% efficiency)

Against BJCP 24A guidelines

OG1.047

ABV4.9%

IBU11

SRM3.3

Stats calculated from ingredients (Tinseth · Morey) — real results depend on efficiency and water.

Choose your KRS brewer

40L brewer (B40)30 L in the kettle → ~24.5 L beer50L brewer (B50)45 L in the kettle → ~38.5 L beer70L brewer (B70)65 L in the kettle → ~56 L beer

Sized for the 50L brewer (B50): 45 L pre-boil, 90-minute boil (~4.5 L boil-off, ~2 L kettle and chiller loss) → about 38.5 L into the fermenter.

Brewhouse efficiency: 72%All-in-One brewers usually hit 68–75%. Use 70% for a first batch.

OG: 1.047
FG: 1.009
ABV: 4.9%
IBU: 12
SRM: 3.3
EBC: 7

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	5.58 kg	70%
Wheat malt	2.41 kg	30%
Σ	7.99 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Magnum 13% AA	12 g	Boil	60 min
Hallertau Mittelfrüh 4% AA	12 g	Boil	10 min
Cascade 6% AA	12 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle WB-06 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–22°C

Spices

Bitter orange peel: 39 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Crushed coriander seed: 4 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Cumin: 4 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Water (estimate for an All-in-One brewer)

Total water: 52.2 L
Mash water: 24 L
Sparge water: 28.2 L
Pre-boil volume: 45 L

Estimated ingredient cost for this batch

Reference retail prices from ABV Beer Shop · 24/09/2026

Cost of what you use: ₫750,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,086,000
Per litre: ₫19,500
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫6,400

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	5.58 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫257,238	₫276,600 (6 kg)
Wheat malt	2.41 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat · ₫50,100/kg	₫120,741	₫125,250 (2.5 kg)
Magnum	12 g	Hallertau Magnum · ₫87,500/100 g	₫10,500	₫87,500 (1 × 100 g pack)
Hallertau Mittelfrüh	12 g	Hallertau Mittelfrüh · ₫145,700/100 g	₫17,484	₫145,700 (1 × 100 g pack)
Cascade	12 g	Cascade · ₫121,400/100 g	₫14,568	₫121,400 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle WB-06	2 pack(s)	SafAle WB-06 11,5 g · ₫164,700/pack	₫329,400	₫329,400 (2 pack(s))

Not included (buy elsewhere, no reference price): Bitter orange peel, Crushed coriander seed, Cumin.

Retail purchase rounds hops and spices up to 100 g packs and malt up to 0.5 kg — leftovers keep for the next batch. Excludes power, water, CO₂ and cleaning chemicals. Prices may change.

Mash

63°CBeta rest (drier beer)50 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)20 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 90 minutes

Carbonation

2.8 vol CO₂

Fermentation

20°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
24°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning5 days

Tips for success

Malted wheat stands in for raw wheat — easier to lauter in an all-in-one.
WB-06 at 20→24°C gives banana and clove.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.